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Former Cowboys offensive lineman Ralph Neely died this week, the team announced Wednesday. Neely was 78. Neely played his entire 13-year NFL career with the Cowboys. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the second round of the 1965 AFL draft and by the Baltimore Colts in the second round of the 1965 NFL […]
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A revolutionary new way of caring for people with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) will be trialed in the coming months, with the Flinders University-led project aiming to improve patient quality of life and develop a cost-effective system that can be implemented across other rare cancers in the future. The trial will establish the effectiveness of a […]
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Canada’s major banks plan to pursue their quest for growth south of the border, their top executives said on Monday, after Bank of Montreal’s $16.3 billion Bank of the West buy last month. With billions of dollars of excess capital and share prices close to record highs, Canadian banks are seeking to expand in the […]
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Uber has quietly shut down its Apple Watch app, with the software now showing a message that instructs people to “please switch to the Uber mobile app.” The company is “no longer supporting the Apple Watch app,” according to the text, which ends with Uber apologizing for any inconvenience caused by the app’s discontinuation. There’s […]
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A World War II soldier’s letter home was delivered to his widow in Massachusetts 76 years after it was mailed from Germany. The U.S. Postal Service said John Gonsalves’ letter to his mother turned up in late December at a processing and distribution facility in Pennsylvania, sparking a search for the U.S. Army sergeant’s family. […]
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The Raiders cut linebacker Will Compton and linebacker Justin March-Lillard on Wednesday. Compton posted a video announcing his departure from the team after meeting with coach Rich Bisaccia. “I gave him a huge hug and thanked him for absolutely everything,” Compton said. “I would do anything for that man. Coach Bisaccia is the best. Everybody […]
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It’s well-known that regular exercise reduces anxiety and improves mood. Vast amounts of evidence conclude that routine physical activity positively impacts mental health for people of all ages. For teenagers, though, frequent exercise may be a matter of life or death: Ongoing research by professor Jeremy Sibold shows a link between frequent physical activity and […]
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General Motors Co (GM.N) on Monday launched a credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and revamped its rewards program to let customers earn more points to put toward buying or leasing Buicks, Cadillacs and other GM cars, the automaker and bank said in a joint statement. Issued by Mastercard Inc (MS.N) through Goldman […]
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the would-be creator of a “decentralized” Amazon Web Services alternative with scamming investors out of millions. The SEC announced a complaint on Friday against Australian citizen Craig Sproule, the CEO of cryptocurrency startup Crowd Machine, which promised a global cloud computing network built on users’ computers. In […]
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A ball of human hair started by an Ohio salon owner before being turned over to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! broke a Guinness World Record when it grew to 225.13 pounds. Steve Warden, owner of the Blockers salon in Cambridge, said his son inspired him to start “Hoss” the hairball using clippings from his […]
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